A.U.N.T 2025- The most Transformative Experience of my Life
Long post ahead I apologize but this past weekend attending A.U.N.T was easily one of the most transformative experiences of my entire life and I very much would like to share the story.
This past weekend, I had the absolute pleasure of attending aunt. It was my first ever event, and needless to say I was absolutely terrified. Going into the event I've never felt more stressed or anxious about if I was going to fit in with a community that I've wanted to be a part of for so long it was grateful for the opportunity to have the chance to connect with so many wonderful people! If I'm being honest, then we can start it out pretty rough for me just feeling very uneasy and unsure of how to start to make these connections. I've always consider myself a very social person and I've always loved meeting new people informing new friendships but this time it just felt different because I never, taken on a challenge like this one. Throughout the weekend, I called upon my support system, many of them, actually being there at the event, and some being online, to help me break through my own anxieties and self doubts to allow myself to be free this weekend, into those people I can never thank them enough. I will be thinking later in the post, but just know I am eternally grateful.
Once I was able to let go of a lot of self doubts and fears, the weekend turned into one of the most healing and transformative experiences of my entire life. Not only did I meet friends, but I formed connections that I know will last a lifetime! I never thought in my entire life, I would ever attend any events like this but, it's seriously was one of the most healing experiences.
______________________________________________________________ In an effort to be a little bit different than some of the posts that I've seen I've decided to tag everybody individually that I met this weekend and give my favorite moment of the weekend with them! The idea is honestly extremely difficult because I had the pleasure of having so many wonderful moments with so many wonderful people! If anyone I posted wants to share another memory, please put it in the comments because I'm gonna be looking back at this post for years to come remembering what an awesome weekend ended up being! Again, apologies for such a long post!
Disclaimer: Some people tagged and talked about were support from online friendship. If there are some people who don't have the memories part of the post and just a thank you that's why :)
@daisylovestickles Where do I even start? As primary play partners you and I have had the opportunity to learn and grow so much together! This weekend was just a culmination of that work! The communication we had as well as the fun is something I will think about for the rest of my life! I think my favorite memory from this past weekend though was one that I post about, in the ask, I answered a few days ago. It was when you entered the room for the gang scene when I thought maybe we weren't gonna be able to make it. The look on your face and I'm sure the look on mine is something that I will think about forever!
@teasingtheivories A & C. Easily one of my highlights of the weekend was meeting you two! After developing a very good online friendship, I was so excited to meet you guys in person and not only did you exceed my expectations is wonderful people but also are some of the kindest humans I've ever met! That first night meeting you two and talking about how excited and nervous we were for the weekend and then knowing how the weekend played out is something I will forever be grateful for! Thank you so much for hosting the gang event and creating a space where we could all be safe, communicative, and have a ton of fun!
@blushy-tigerrr I absolutely loved taking on this weekend with you and I'm so happy that we got to do it together! My favorite part though was our conversation we had Saturday morning. The way we were able to freely share with each other was seriously a tipping point for me in terms of letting myself let go of a lot of my anxieties! I owe a lot of my weekends overall success to you! I also loved quiet moments, where we just hung out in the room listen to some music and we're just able to take a little bit of a break from all the craziness that was the weekend! Looking forward to many many more events with you and I'm so happy you're part of my life!
@the-purple-shirted-tickler It's been a long time coming my man! I'm so happy. I finally got to meet you in person! It's so hard to pick one favorite moment from the weekend together but honestly, it was probably just the times we were talking about Marvel rivals. We will definitely play soon and often! Meeting in person was such a delight this weekend and I'm so happy. I finally got to put a person to the Discord! I am sure you and I will hang out many more times in the future and I'm already excited for it!
@gigglesanddimples Where do I even start! Instant friendship! I've had the pleasure of making so many good friends and developing friendships over long period of time, but as we both continue to say, it was literally instant! It's so hard to pick my favorite moment from the weekend with us, but honestly, it would probably have to be Sunday night when you were just chilling in the room with us and we were just laughing and joking! I love our overthinking skit that we do and will forever be grateful for this past weekend for forming this friendship that I know will last a lifetime! See you at NEST :)
@after-laughterrr Rocket league buddies! In all seriousness, it was amazing meeting you this weekend! And to find out that we're fairly close to each other was such a delight! My favorite part of the weekend for sure was the skittles trick shots! Honestly, this might be something we have to continue to work and I feel like it would be a great post lol! I've already started coming up with ideas for more skittles trick shots! I'm sure we'll see each other soon!
@ifoverthinkingwasadrugidbehighaf It was so nice finally meeting this weekend! I think my favorite part of the weekend was such a small moment where we were hanging out in the hallway before going in one of the common rooms, but we just kept looking at each other and cracking up to the point where I think I was on the floor! I can't wait to see you more gatherings in events and continue to have those hilarious moments!
@sptfrtkl For the brief time we got to hang out this weekend. I found nothing but respect and kindness from you, Man! It was such a pleasure finally meeting you in person and putting a face to the name! Looking forward to any adventures we have in the future!
@sugarsoakertkl GO BIRDS! But in all seriousness, thank you so much for being such a guiding force in this community for me! Since the second we met, you've treated me with nothing but kindness as well as giving me such great advice not just for community things, but also just life in general! I'm so happy that we're close enough that I'll be able to get to see you often! Thank you for literally being one of the most amazing guiding forces, but also one of the funniest people I've ever met! I think the highlight for the weekend for me with you was having you be a part of the gang session! I felt so comfortable being the one sacrifice myself first since you were there right beside me! Also....GO BIRDS
@knotyoursoftkore You are easily one of the greatest people I've ever met! Picking one memory from this past weekend was so hard to do! It had to be the moment that you sat over me in the gang session in initiated all of the fun! The look on your face has been implanted into my memory forever! I can't wait to continue to meet up and cultivate such an amazing friendship!
@tickalish SAME LOL! Picking one memory was so hard from this weekend, but it Hass to be the pool party where you and I finally got to have a conversation and become friends! We clicked instantly and it's something that I've been beaming about since it happened! The first instant, we had an inside joke and honestly just the weekend got better from there! Thank you so much for being such a wonderful friend and I can't wait to continue to grow!
@telekenetictickles PA Represent! Your energy is absolutely palpable and there is so many great moments from the weekend that I keep replaying in my head! My favorite memory though is definitely the head massage! It literally put me to sleep, and I've been thinking about it ever since!
@mister-ttt Your kindness towards me was felt from the first instant! I'm so happy that I got to meet and put a face to the blog that I've respected for so long! I can't wait to meet up at NEST and say hi! My favorite memory from the Weekend was definitely our talks about physical fitness! We got to get a workout in together at some point! Thank you so much for showing me such kindness and I can't wait to continue to cultivate our friendship!
@clayticklish Even before the event, you were someone I reached out to for guidance! And you provided such great guidance and words of wisdom that I appreciate so much! My favorite memory is actually one that happened after the weekend when you reached out to me telling me that you saw my growth and comfortability change over the weekend! It meant so much that you communicated to me that you saw the change in me from the beginning of the weekend to the end! Coming from you, that means the absolute world! Can't wait to see you at future events!
@kaysadillo Thank you for literally being one of the sweetest people I've ever met! Easily my favorite memory was Sunday morning when we were all just hanging out in the cuddle pile and the conversation that you and I had! You voicing how you saw me grow throughout the weekend was one of the biggest compliments I've ever gotten! Thank you so much for not just your support but for also being such an amazing friend! I'm so happy that this weekend connected us!
@fox-boi-rev From day one of the event you had my back! The guidance you gave me as well as the support you gave me throughout the entire weekend was so needed and so appreciated! Definitely my favorite memory was our initial conversation in the hotel lobby. I was able to just voice some of my fears and anxieties and you gave me such great advice on how to overcome them! I'm so happy I was able to act on that advice and will forever be thankful for your support! I can't wait to see you again and give you a huge hug!
@phillthy-reaction-whore Every time I think of you man, I just got a smile on my face! Easily my favorite memory from the Weeknd was the jam Circle where you and I were absolutely rocking it! It was so fun to absolutely jam and get to know you this weekend! I can't wait to do it so much more in the future!
@twordish For the brief moments we got to be in the same room your energy was palpable! Absolutely such a light and someone who is so fun! I think every time we were hanging out in the same group I was smiling or laughing at something goofy you were saying or some awesome story you were telling!
@sinful-nights My favorite memory is definitely from the pool party, where we talked about tattoos! Thank you so much for your guidance on where to get the tattoos! Yours are so cool and I hope that during the next few events I can show you my progress with mine!
@theowylshop DAWG how do I pick even one memory from the weekend! Literally, you are a guiding force that instantly helped me become much more comfortable on my own skin! We have so many things in common and we instantly clicked as friends! I'm so happy that we got to connect this weekend and I'm serious about coming out to LA! I think my favorite memory from the Weeknd would have to be those few moments where I got a second with you to just thank you for being such a wonderful guiding force and such a kind human and such an amazing friend!
@ler-of-the-burg Meeting you was a dream come true! I know I've told you how much I respect your blog and appreciate your content, but meeting you in person easily surpassed any of that! You are such a kind soul and someone who I felt so comfortable right away! The whole weekend you were someone I was able to talk to you and have fun with and I appreciate that greatly! I think my favorite moment from the weekend together from the party Saturday night or we just got to hang out and talk and really get to know each I can't wait to see you at future events! We got to grab dinner and a drink sometime!
@jerjero Thank you for all your hard work over the weekend! Seeing you run around and make sure everyone was OK and make sure everyone was having fun was such a pleasure! Your hard work didn't go unnoticed and you deserve so much credit! Thank you so much for all of the communication before the event with me and all of your tips from your experience! I think my memory was from the party Saturday night where I walked into the room and you were absolutely knocked out on the couch lol! You've been working so hard and it was so nice to see you. You just take a minute to relax! I can't wait to catch you at many future events, and we have to find more time to hang out!
@prettymeredith THANK YOU SO MUCH! You've been my longest standing friend in the community and I'm not just been someone who I've gone to about community things but also life things too! You're such an incredible human and I'm so happy to call you one of my best friends! Thank you so much for being someone who I could call upon this weekend and being there for me anytime I needed! Your support of me truly is something I value so much! I will never be able to thank you enough for being such an amazing friend, but I'm at least going to try!
@flusteredyappin The friendship we've cultivated is so amazing! Thank you for also being someone who I can reach out to and being part of my support system for going into this event! I can't wait to see you at NEST and give you the biggest hug and say thank you over and over for being such an amazing human and being such an amazing friend!
@tinydancer1112 Our friendship that we've developed is easily one of the highlights of 2025 for me! I feel like we became friends so easily and have so much in common! Thank you for being so who I could call upon during the weekend for support it truly means the world! I am so lucky to have so many amazing friends that I could reach out to and moments of feeling anxious that absolutely help me through! You played such a vital role in my weekend and I can never thank you enough!
@shyticklee02 The friendship that you and I have cultivated means so much to me! We click so fast and have so much in common! The care you had for me over the weekend was nothing short of amazing! Thank you so much! Cant wait to get to NYC as soon as possible!
@schman2-0 GIRL! Where do I start! You are literally one of the sweetest people I've ever met and you support for me over the weekend was so felt and so appreciated! I literally can't believe that we'd become such good friends and it's such an honor to call you a friend! Again, I wish I could give you the biggest hug and say thank you over and over for your words of encouragement and support!
@cute-lil-kiddo THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart! Since day, one of you and I messaging, we instantly had a friendship that I knew was going to last a lifetime! You were there for me the instant I needed it and I can literally never thank you enough! You're one of the best humans I've ever met in my entire life! I can't wait to give you the biggest hug of all time and try to do my best to tell you how much you mean to me!
@cute-lee Thank you so much for literally constantly being a shining light! From our first messages back-and-forth, I knew we were going to be great friends and it's been nothing but a pleasure having you in my life! Thank you for your support over the weekend and I wish that I could give you the biggest hug and say thank you 1 million times for being someone who truly believed in me and motivated me to continue to grow and approach the weekend with an open mind and open heart! I appreciate you so much!
@laughingdragyn it was so good finally putting a face to the discord name! Every interaction we had during the weekend was so nice! We have to connect more during NEST! My favorite part of the weekend was when we were in the hotel lobby and you were talking about all of the equipment and cuffs that you make! I could see in your eyes how much it means to you and I can't wait to continue to support that endeavor at NEST!
@harperharbinger You were one of the first people that I actually really connected with over the weekend! It was so seamless and so fast! We have so much in common and I really enjoyed hanging out with you! I think my favorite memory from the weekend is right when we met and we took an adventure to go see such cool equipment together! From there on it was nothing but fun and great vibes and I'm so happy that we became friends! Can't wait to see you at NEST appreciate you so much! I can't wait to give you the biggest hug!
@vasilikixo The friendship, you and I have cultivated is one that means the absolute world to me! Thank you so much for being someone who I could call to in a time of some pretty major anxiety! I'm so happy that we've connected and literally look forward to saying hi to you every single day! It becomes such an important person in my life and I wish I had the words to tell you how much you mean to me!
@bb-nesquik Thank you so much for being part of my support this weekend! You gave me such kind words of encouragement and believed in me, even when I had doubted myself! You are no doubt I was going to have such a good weekend, even when I was questioning myself! I wish I could give you the biggest hug! I know that's coming in the future! I seriously cannot thank you enough!
@tklsh-love You are easily the funniest person I've ever met! Trying to pick one moment from the weekend was almost impossible for me! I'm literally in tears right now thinking about all the goofy moments we had! My favorite moment has to be when we were on the floor and one of the rooms and you pulled out the "I fear" bit! It is something that I've been quoting since you've done it and laugh every single time! I'm literally so hyped to see you at NEST can't wait to give you a huge hug! Thank you for being someone that I could go to from night one of the event!
@ninalucktickling It was an honor meeting you! I've been such a fan for so long and getting to meet with you and cultivate a friendship was such a pleasure! Thank you so much for the kindness and fun energy that you provided from the second that I said hi! I loved being a part of your professional endeavors and had so much fun learning and hanging out with you!
@fetishguyandninaluck I have to give you one of the biggest thank you of the post! Your kindness, support, guidance, and constant communication with me leading up to the event with something that had me feel so much more comfortable about going! I can't thank you enough and it was such a pleasure to meet someone who I've been a fan of for so long! I'm so happy that you and I become friends and hope to see you at many more future events! My memory from the weekend was definitely just meeting you for the first time and finally getting some time to sit down and have a conversation! Your support and friendship means so much!
@Jan-the-scary-ler-man- Neighbor! I need to give a special shout out to you for being such a guiding force for the weekend! We had numerous conversations about how to approach the weekend in the community overall! Your experience as well as kindness was instantly felt from our first conversation! My favorite memory also comes from the pool party where we were sitting next to each other and just had a real heart-to-heart about everything! It was such a big moment for me and the weekend and really helped me get out of my own head so I could just enjoy and be free! Thank you so much for being such a kind person and I'm so happy that you and I became friends so quickly! Here's to many more events where we can call each other neighbors lol!
@wild-lee-ticklish I owe you for all of this! Your friendship lead to me meeting most of these wonderful people! I owe you more then I could ever repay you! Your friendship and support is always felt and I can never thank you enough! Also, it's been so much fun playing iMessage games lol!
@dusktexanler Thank you SO MUCH for being such a good friend! you've given me so much advice and support over the time you and I become friends and I can never thank you enough! The check-in, as well as the advice you've given me has helped me become much more comfortable in my own skin which directly led to me being able to fully accept myself during a weekend that I was so anxious for! Thank you so much!
@ticklex thank you so much for your friendship and your support! You’re one of the first people I reached out to when I was feeling anxious, and you just always had such great things to say and believed in me so much! I can’t wait to give you such a big hug and try to tell you how thankful I am for your friendship!
